Dun-sur-Auron | |
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Canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
Department | Cher |
No. of communes | 32 |
Seat | Dun-sur-Auron |
Area | 782.13 km (301.98 sq mi) |
Population | 14,698 |
• Density | 19/km (50/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 18 09 |
The Canton of Dun-sur-Auron is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A farming area in the valley of the river Auron, in the northern part of the arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond centred on the town of Dun-sur-Auron. The altitude varies from 142m at Saint-Denis-de-Palin to 249m at Chalivoy-Milon, with an average altitude of 174m.
Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 12 to 32 communes:
- Arpheuilles
- Augy-sur-Aubois
- Bannegon
- Bessais-le-Fromental
- Bussy
- Chalivoy-Milon
- Charenton-du-Cher
- Chaumont
- Cogny
- Contres
- Coust
- Dun-sur-Auron
- Givardon
- Grossouvre
- Lantan
- Mornay-sur-Allier
- Neuilly-en-Dun
- Neuvy-le-Barrois
- Osmery
- Parnay
- Le Pondy
- Raymond
- Sagonne
- Saint-Aignan-des-Noyers
- Saint-Denis-de-Palin
- Saint-Germain-des-Bois
- Saint-Pierre-les-Étieux
- Sancoins
- Thaumiers
- Vereaux
- Vernais
- Verneuil
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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2013 | 16,034 | — |
2018 | 15,135 | −1.15% |
Source: INSEE |
See also
- Arrondissements of the Cher department
- Cantons of the Cher department
- Communes of the Cher department
References
- "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- Décret n° 2014-206 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Cher
- Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
- Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
Cantons of the Cher department | |
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46°53′8″N 2°34′21″E / 46.88556°N 2.57250°E / 46.88556; 2.57250
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